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An instrument that measures rate of evaporation of water
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atmometer
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. an instrument that measures rate of evaporation of water [syn: evaporometer ]
Wikipedia
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An atmometer or evaporimeter is a scientific instrument used for measuring the rate of water evaporation from a wet surface to the atmosphere. Atmometers are mainly used by farmers and growers to measure evapotranspiration (ET) rates of crops at any field ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Atmometer \At*mom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. ? smoke, vapor + -meter: cf. F. atmom[`e]tre.] An instrument for measuring the rate of evaporation from a moist surface; an evaporometer. --Huxley.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. An instrument that measures the rate of evaporation of a liquid.